The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-02
ON HIS WAY TO AUSTRIA,
MINISTER LAwToN's DEPARTURE
FROM SAVANNAH.

A General Handshaking at the Depot
The Generals Farewell Words-Many
Prominent Citizens Assemble to Say
Good-By-The Escort to the Train
Mrs. Lawton to Accompany the Gen.
eral
Gen. A. r. Lawton started for Vienna
last night to assume his duties as United
States Minister to Austria. Gen. Lawton
has been delayed longer than he expected
by the illness of his daughter, Mrs. Cunning
ham, but on Tuesday the physicians in
formed him that she was out of danger, and
he and Mrs. Lawton made hurried prepare
tons for their departure.
The General said yesterday that he will
go from here to Washington, where he will
spend one day in conference with the
officials of the State Department, and he
will then proceed to New York. He will
require two or three days there to attend to
business matters, and on June 8 he will sail
on the Adriatic, of the White Star Line. He
had intended to sail on the Germanic, which
left yesterday, but the condition of his
daughter would not permit his leaving. He
proposes to spend few days in Liverpool
| and then go to Vienna, via Paris, Stras-
burg and Munich.
OCCUPY THEIR RESIDENCE.
The United States government has no
residences in foreign capitals, and Gen. and
Mrs. Lawton will occupy their own house.
The General was asked if he would take
private secretary with him and he replied
| that as rule Ministers have no private
secretaries. The government furnishes
Secretary of the Legation, appointed at the
request of the Minister, and in places like
London and Paris, where there are great
number of Americans, it supplies two, but
that is the only officer the government
recognizes, although clerks are employed
when necessary.
Mr.. James Fenner Lee, of Maryland, is
now Secretary of the Legation at Vienna,
and he will be there for some time. Gen.
Lawton believes that he will be very much
| pleased with his new office. He does not
| understand that the duties are very onerous,
but if they are it will be a relief from his
| present arduous duties He has been work
| ing very hard for the last twenty-five years,
and complete change for year or two
will be of great value to him.
RELIEF FROM LEGAL DUTIES
He Yves informed before his departure of
the action of the Central railroad directors,
| granting him leave of absence. The legal
| business of the railroad will, he said, be at
| tended to by his partners, and there will be
| practically no change in the conduct of its
| legal affairs.
When the Generals sudden. determine
| ton to leave last night was learned an effort
was made to arrange a meeting at the Ex-
change to say good-by, but the time was SO
| short that his friends were unable to make
| any preparations so they assembled at the
| Charleston and Savannah depot shortly
| after the General and Mrs. Lawton arrived,
and Mrs. Lawton was escorted to the car by
a number of ladies who were present. while
the citizens led the General into the dining
room.
Col John Screven proposed the health of
Gen. Lawton, and it was heartily drank.
The General stepped into the centre of the
circle, and, with a voice trembling with
emotion, he said:
THE GENERALS GooD-BY.
my friends. we have but few minutes to
be together Permit me TO say that nothing
could be more grateful to me than to know
that those | am leaving are my friends, for
| after all, there is nothing in this world, no,
honor, no profit, like knowing that you
have true and hearty friends, and that is
| what this quiet and spontaneous gathering
| means. If have led life among YOU
that has made those who have been my
| neighborS and who know me, my friends, /
am thankful for it. That shall do you no
| dishonor and that l shall return to you to
| live again with you is my earnest hope Ny
friends, l bid you good-by with an aching
heart
The time was soon up, and Gen. Lawton
was conducted to his car, and through the
window he and Mrs. Lawton said good
by to those who gathered around. The
| signal was given for the train to move out,
| and three hearty cheers were given for the
| General
THREE CHEERS GIVEN.
There was some delay in starting the
| train, and when at last it moved away three
| cheers were again given and hats and hand
| kerchiefs were waved. The General waved
his farewell from the platform of the rear
| car.
| Among those at the depot were
Capt. Fred NJ. Hull, Capt, Henry
Blum, Dr. w. S. Lawton, Hon. Fleming G.
duBignon, Col Peter Reilly, Col John
Screven, Col. William Rogers, Capt Robert
| Falligant, Hon. Hampton l.. Ferrill, j. r.
Saussy, Esq, Luke Carson, George w
\ Owens, Esq, Capt j. K. Clarke, Capt H. c.
| Cunningham, w. r. Leaken, Esq. and others
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Lawton, Jr., were with
the General and Mrs. Lawton, and will ac-
| company them to New York.